manso

[ˈmãnso]

/[ˈmãnso]/ adj

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The verdict

“manso” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,488
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De carácter dócil y tranquilo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-manso · manso · Spanish

manso · rank #23,488 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,488
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH manjar

Nearest frequency peer: manjar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “manso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “manso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manso vs más
40% similar
manso vs mayo
60% similar
manso vs masa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manso
PropertyValue
Headwordmanso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmãnso]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,488
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “manso”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mansocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “manjar” (#23,487), “Marisol” (#23,489), “mancomunidad” (#23,486). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “manso” va en #23,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around manso (IPA [ˈmãnso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,488 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for manso, with forms such as "amnso", "mannso", and "mansso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "más", "mayo", "masa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is manso, spelled M-A-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De carácter dócil y tranquilo.
  2. 2
    Benigno y suave en la condición.
  3. 3
    Apacible, sosegado. Se dice de ciertas cosas insensibles.
  4. 4
    No contencioso, con dominio propio.^([cita requerida])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how manso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El aire orea el huerto con un ruido manso.
  2. Para gobernar debo ser manso.

Synonyms

dócilmanejablecalmadocomedidotranquilo

This word in other languages

tame(English)apprivoisé(Français)zahm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnso
  • mannso
  • mansso
  • masno
  • mmanso
  • mnaso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amnso2mannso1mansso1masno2mmanso1mnaso2
Edit distance from "manso"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manso"?
"manso" is spelled M-A-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãnso].
What does "manso" mean?
As an adjective, "manso" means: De carácter dócil y tranquilo.
What words are commonly confused with "manso"?
"manso" is commonly confused with "más", "mayo", "masa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manso" is [ˈmãnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manso" come from?
"manso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manco#23,485let's#23,474mocos#23,504nexos#23,514

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Osaka6 variantspelar6 variantssito6 variantsTiger6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list